Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell (13 October 1958-) was a US Senator from Washington (D) from 3 January 2001, succeeding Slade Gorton. She previously served as a member of the US House of Representatives (D-WA 1) from 3 January 1993 to 3 January 1995, succeeding John Miller and preceding Rick White.

Biography
Maria Cantwell was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on 13 October 1958. She graduated from Miami University, and she moved to Seattle, Washington in 1983 to campaign for Senator Alan Cranston's presidential primary bid. She worked as a Marketing VP before serving in the State House from 1987 to 1993, the US House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995, and in the US Senate from 2001. She was affiliated with the Progressive Democrats, but some of her controversial votes led to friction with her own party.